And if one of us ends up being one of the intended victims, the other will step in to guard the ones on our list if need be.

[ That's what he assumes... if Alan dies somehow without fulfilling his duty, Yuki will act as the backup. He wouldn’t expect that, but the past couple of days have him thinking of worst case scenarios. ]

I still want to know why we get to decide who to protect, but I guess you'd just give me the same answer you gave Kaeya last week.

[ And because he doesn’t expect much of an answer: ]

Also… were people other than Kaeya, Alan, and I given a “role” to fulfill?